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... been a little frustrating trying to post! I also have to give a shout out to Kelly Christian who was able to get on to the app and "share" the last few blogs by email for me. I have been using my phone to write and post and its a lot to harder to see everything (yes I am old!). I would prefer using my ipad so I am going to plan better so that I can do that. I was missing the part where I share my blogs and Kelly figured it out. So thank you Kelly! Okay back to Italy ...

We stopped first in Ravenna today to see its ceramics and the tomb of Dante. The ceramics were nice but having seen the Blue Mosque eand Hagia Sofia in Istanbul I wasn't too impressed. Supposedly Cole Porter was inspired to write Night and Day while there. We then drive hrough the mountains and then Umbria for another two hours to ...

... We do not disagree. Unfortunately for us they were engaged in restorative work on the exterior front. The inside was pristine. The church is rich with paintings and frescoes. In fact Mike (aka Michelangelo) reviewed the ceiling and wall art before painting the Sistine Chapel. Bird is also especially impressed with the alternating black and white stone work. Rather surprising they could build such a structure in a fairly out of the way place during the middle ...

Day 69 (Monday 19 Oct) Florence to Spello Train travel is becoming routine now, so I'll skip that part and go to where we arrive in Spello, a relatively small town in the Umbrian hills, early in the afternoon.. Michelle had organised this accommodation and had accepted the invitation by our host to pick us up at the railway station. So we walk around to the car park and find our host waiting for us.......in her two door Mercedes........with the car boot full of her stuff. ...

... magnificent town on the hill, tour guide took us through the San Franciscan church. Perugia last stop for the day for a one night stay. Lovely hotel meal at La Meridiana, yellow Vespa scooter in the foyer, nice soft bed. Nice views from this hotel if ...